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What George Harrison learnt from Ravi Shankar

Pandit Ravi Shankar was George Harrison's link into the Vedic world.A fascinating excerpt from Kavita Das's Poignant Song: The Life And Music Of Lakshmi Shankar to mark Pandit Ravi Shankar's birth......

My life in Rangoon

Monica Sindhwani, whose family has lived in Myanmar for generations, left Rangoon for India at 20.Married to a retired Indian Army officer, she relives her memories of the pagodas, the greenery and......

'We have evidence that the rasgulla is from Odisha'

  Where did the rasgulla originate from? Is the dish originally from Odisha or West Bengal? Claims and counter claims have followed Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's declaration that......

Special: Legacy of faith in times of Diwali

Bringing Indian festivals home for the second generation I don't know about the origins of Durga Puja, although I know it is a celebration of Ma Durga. I know she is the main goddess for Bengalis......

'The bristles of the CM's beard stood on end'

B S Raghavan was the chief secretary of Tripura when Indira Gandhi clamped a state of Emergency on June 25-26, 1975. On an official trip in far-away Khowai that day, the former civil servant looks......

Cadbury weds Mishti

Last year, Cadbury created a massive, award-winning activation in Kolkata in an effort to get Bengalis to try chocolate.Now the brand is back, making an even bigger attempt to enter Bengali hearts......

The Toyota, Merc and Lexus of Bengali sweets

The American intellectual with a left inclination who was exploring Kolkata in the late sixties impressed me no end. Impressionable I was in my late teens, still taking in with wonder the confusion......

Sweets sale drop by 40% this Diwali

Sale of sweets has fallen by 40 per cent this Diwali season with a shift in consumer preference, industry body Assocham said onThursday. "The gift exchange this year is tilted more towards......

Durga puja can be a global crowd puller

Durga puja's approach sends nervous shivers down some Calcutta spines. But though acutely aware of the inconveniences associated with the orgiastic festivity, I can see why, properly handled, this......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

Actors and Their SHOCKINGLY Young Heroines

They say age is in the mind and you're as old as you feel. Bollywood's senior heroes swear by this mantra. As problematic as it sounds, the general perception is that while the heroine gets 'old'......

AMAZING movies coming up!

The jewels to watch out for at MAMI. In what may be one of the best years for Indian cinema, new indie films have been slowly showing up at several international film festivals. Some of these films......

PIX: Kajol, Alia celebrate Durga puja

The Durga puja celebrations of Bollywood celebrities are on in full swing! We saw Bappi Lahri celebrate the occasion with his son. Now, it's time to check the pictures of Kajol, Alia Bhatt and......

Give the Bollywood woman some respect!

Rinki Roy, daughter of noted director Bimal Roy, pens her thoughts on how women have been portrayed in Hindi cinema through the years, and why the stereotyping should STOP!As an activist, I......

Tendulkar is a golden boy: West Bengal CM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday described Sachin Tendulkar as a 'golden boy' as the state government and the Cricket Association of Bengal jointly felicitated the senior Indian......

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